Thursday, April 8, 2010

VEGETABLE PULAO ( A SIMPLE VERSION)

I used to make vegetable pulao with onion but this time my mother has taught me how to make a tasty vegetable pulao without onion garlic and believe me it was awesome.Try it hope you will also like it:-

Vegetable Pulao

Preparation time: 15 minutes (Approximately)

Cooking time: 30-35 minutes (Approximately)

Serves-6 persons

INGREDIENTS

Good quality of Basamathi Rice-2 cups ( I used India Gate Classic)

Carrot-1/4 cup (Cut in small cubes)

French Beans-1/4 cups (Cut in 1”size)

Green Peas-1/4 cup (Fresh or frozen)

Cooking Butter-6 tabs

Clove-4

Green Cardamom-4

Black Cardamom-2

Cinnemon-2”

Bay leaf-2

Anise-2

Shahi Jeera-1 tsp

Salt- to taste

Method

• Wash and soak rice before 30 minutes of cooking.

• Now heat butter, in low medium heat ,in wide mouth pan.

• Once butter is melted then add shahi jeera and all garam masala.

• Fry in low flame till you get nice aroma of garam masala.

• Now put all vegetables and fry for 5 minutes.

• Drain the water of soaked rice and add to fried vegetables.

• Fry rice along with vegetable till rice leaves its raw smell.

• Now add 4 cups of hot water along with salt.

• Cook in medium heat till rice and vegetable is done completely.

• Serve hot with any north Indian side dish and dal fry.

MY TIPS

• You can also use oil insted of butter but it really taste great with butter.

• Like my previous recipe this can also be considered as pure vegetarian recipe.